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Download speed in bits
Posted: February 6th, 2014, 9:37 am
by landski
It would be nice to have a toggle option in the config whether you want the download speed to be displayed in bits or bytes.
Re: Download speed in bits
Posted: February 6th, 2014, 4:53 pm
by shypike
Bits and bytes are not really interchangeable in this case.
SABnzbd counts actual characters (without package overhead), while your ISP states the raw bitstream speed.
We're a bit afraid that people will start asking why SABnzbd's speed isn't
equal to their ISP's bitrate. It will always be lower.
Re: Download speed in bits
Posted: February 6th, 2014, 6:53 pm
by landski
Well that was nicely summarized in this line
shypike wrote:SABnzbd counts actual characters (without package overhead), while your ISP states the raw bitstream speed.
which could be added next to the toggle option.
While it is nice to see a download speed figure close to your ISP's stated maximum speed, I am more interested in the average speed I am getting from my usenet provider, and compare that with trial accounts from other usenet providers. Arguably I can do this with bytes as well, it's just more convenient to have SABnzbd do the arithmatic for you and display the figure on the fly.